Emergency department technician Jobs in Tampa, FL

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.
• Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, and other health practitioners running smoothly.
• Instruct patients about medications prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician; authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy.
• Prepares exam rooms for patient visits; measures vital signs, data collection and appropriately documents information.
• Research, respond to, document and see to appropriate conclusion all clinical tasking
• Document current medications and prescriptions that need to be renewed.
• Instructs patient how to prepare for the physician (assisting as necessary).
• Anticipates / sets up special equipment and / or supplies needed for the visit.
• Alerts the physician when patient is ready and communicates pertinent clinical information.
• Assists patient through check-out process when visit is complete.
• Cleans and prepares room for next patient.
• Responds to needs to expedite visits and keep on schedule.
• Ensures cardiac clearances and medical clearances are sent and received back in time for ASC procedures, contacts, explains and documents anticoagulation discontinuation.
• Checks and clears fax boxes in accordance with the workflow.
• Assists the physician with patient care during the visit.
• Adheres to hand hygiene and standard precaution guidelines.
• Provides care appropriate to age group of patients in practice setting and documents data per practice protocols age-appropriate vital signs measurements.
• Perform other duties as required.

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